Playoffs bring out the best in Krejci

Bruins center David Krejci has scored almost as many goals in the playoffs as he did during the regular season.

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By
Jim Donaldson
Posted Jun. 12, 2013 @ 3:56 pm

Bruins center David Krejci has scored almost as many goals in the playoffs as he did during the regular season.

After scoring 10 goals in the 47 games he played prior to the playoffs, Krejci has racked up nine in 16 postseason games, with four of those coming in Boston's sweep of Pittsburgh in the conference finals.

"He's playing his best hockey in the playoffs," said Jaromir Jagr, who, like Krejci, is a native of the Czech Republic.

Krejci also was a key contributer to Boston's Stanley Cup championship run two years ago, when led the NHL with 12 postseason goals, along with 11 assists, for 23 points in 25 playoff games.

Another Bruin who's stepped up his game in the playoffs is defenseman Adam McQuaid, who scored the only goal in Boston's 1-0 win over the Penguins in the final game of that series.

That was McQuaid's second postseason goal after having had just one in 32 regular-season games.

McQuaid has had to battle back from offseason surgery in which he had a rib, some muscle in his neck, and scar tissue removed.